Most people forget that Souter was appointed BEFORE Clarence Thomas and that 7 out of the 9 Supremes were appointed by Republicans. OTOH Justice Thomas has been an outstanding choice while Reagan appointed the losers O’Connor and Kennedy. But as mentioned here, Dems’ appointees have voted true to form but we can always hope. A life time appointment to the most powerful position in the US government does strange things to people’s heads.
We can always hope for another Justice White. I’m sure Obama will pick someone who’s a member of the ACS though.